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Milena Dobnik Jeraj Ministry of Defence , Administration of the Republic

Cross-border cooperation among Slovenia , Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries - best practices. Milena Dobnik Jeraj Ministry of Defence , Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief. GOALS/OBJECTIVES.

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Milena Dobnik Jeraj Ministry of Defence , Administration of the Republic

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  1. Cross-border cooperation amongSlovenia, Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries - best practices Milena Dobnik Jeraj Ministry of Defence, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

  2. GOALS/OBJECTIVES • Support to enhancement of national disaster management systems • Mutual assistance in case of disasters • Support in the EU accession and pre-accessionprocess • Framework: bilateral, regional, IOs, EU

  3. BILATERAL COOPERATION (1) • Bilateral agreements (civil protection) • with Croatia (1999) education and training, early warning, planning, mutual assistance etc. • good cooperation among border regions (trilateral cooperation Croatia, Hungary Slovenia – also Euroregio West-Nyugat Pannonia)

  4. BILATERAL COOPERATION (2) • Bilateral agreements initiated with FYROM andMontenegro • All Western Balkan countries • Exchange of information (legislation, planning, equipment) • Education and Training • In the frame of international organisations • Mutual assistance in case of disasters

  5. BILATERAL COOPERATION (3) • Support in EU-accession process • Agreement between the governments on experts support on EU issues with Croatia (2003) and FYROM(2003) – Civil protection included (also 112, Seveso II Directive) • Exchange of experience, expertise • Practical information on cooperation with(in) EU

  6. REGIONAL COOPERATION • Stability Pact for SEE – Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative • Slovenia -Chair-in-Office in 2007 • Disaster Management Training Programme • Support to other projects • Other regional frameworks

  7. FUTURE ACTIVITIES (1) • Bilateral agreements/activities • Further support for the European course of the Western Balkan countries • Sharing information, knowledge and experiences • EU Presidency, 2 events: Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries, 24-26 February 2008 Meeting of Directors-General for Civil Protection, 19-21 May 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia

  8. FUTURE ACTIVITIES (2) • Support for regional cooperation in the Western Balkans/South Eastern Europe

  9. EU COOPERATION (1) • Cooperation in EU civil protectioninstruments/activities • Joint training, exercises, exchange of experts – networking(people to people contacts) • Facilitate provision of EU Civil Protection assistance (procedures, operational points of contacts)

  10. EU COOPERATION (2) • Support to national capacity building • Early warning systems and the single European emergency call number 112 - technical and financial support and expertise • Dissemination of knowledge on EU pre-accession assistance instruments at national and EU levels

  11. CONTACTSMinistry of DefenceAdministration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster ReliefVojkova61, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaTelephone: +386 1 471 3322Fax: +386 1 431 8117 E-mail: urszr@urszr.sihttp://www.sos112.si

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